Fresh peaches, butter, cinnamon, caramelized sugar – one of the most comforting kitchen aromas comes from a fresh fruit cobbler in the oven. A Southern Peach Cobbler ranks at the very top of my dessert favorites, especially when served with high-quality vanilla ice cream.
Southern Peach Cobbler
Here is the recipe of the very best Southern peach cobbler I have ever eaten in my life – created and perfected by my lovely wife, San Antonio-native Chef Karen. She uses a healthy sweetener – Agasweet Vanilla flavored agave nectar – in her recipe, but you may certainly go with white sugar, if you prefer.
Ingredients For The Best Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe
- 5 pounds of fresh peaches (I bet you knew this already…)
- unsalted butter
- sugar or agave nectar
- all-purpose flour
- milk
- organic canola oil
- vanilla extract
- baking powder
- ground cinnamon
- salt
The Method
The Fruit
- Combine in a medium sauce pan:
- 4-5 cups sliced peaches
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup agave nectar or 3/4 cup sugar
- Over medium heat, bring this mixture to a brief bubble
- Remove from heat and set aside
Preheat a 13″x9″ baking pan in a 325 degree oven while melting 1/2 stick of butter. Watch – don’t let the butter burn!
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Cooking Peaches
Preheating The Pan
Melting Butter
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The Batter
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Add the wet ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 2/3 cup agave nectar or 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup organic canola oil
- Whisk all ingredients to the consistency of cake batter
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Agave Nectar
Add Milk
Smooth Batter
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Assembling the Peach Cobbler
- Pour the batter on top of the butter
- Gently spread the batter
- Pour the warm peach filling onto the batter
- Sprinkle some cinnamon on top
- Bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes
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Batter for Peach Cobbler
Spread evenly
Add Peach Cobbler Filling
Sprinkle Cinnamon
Half Baked Peach Cobbler
Perfect Peach Cobbler
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I am making this recipe for a friend’s wedding right now! The bride-to-be handed out the ingredients to a group of us, and we are all cranking out a peach cobbler.
We added some berries to the snaz it up.
Thanks, Chef Keem!
Wow! Thanks for letting me know, Rudy. Adding berries is a great idea!
I’ve had crunchy cobbler with oatmeal and cobbler with pie crust, and they’re all good, but this recipe is phenomenal. I’m lucky enough to have a peach tree in my backyard, and this is now my cobbler of choice!
Wowzers, Jim – your own peach tree! This adds even more “personality” to this fine dessert, with all the love you’ve put into the care for your tree. I hope you had a better crop than our Texas Hill Country farmers, this year. Thanks so much for your kind words and happy peach cobbler splurging!